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Suicidal ideas and behavior in contrasted generations: Evidence from a community mental health survey
Author(s) -
Bagley Christopher,
Ramsay Richard
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(199301)21:1<26::aid-jcop2290210104>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - mental health , psychology , suicidal behavior , suicide prevention , population , psychiatry , gerontology , poison control , clinical psychology , medicine , environmental health
A comparison was made of young (aged 18–24) and old (60 plus) respondents in a community mental health survey of 679 adults in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Young people had significantly poorer mental health than did the elderly respondents and also reported more suicidal ideas and behavior in their lifetime. Assuming that these findings can be generalized to a wider population, the results imply a steady increase in suicidal behavior as the present generation of young people becomes older.